They may have lost the Pacific Four Series, but the Black Ferns bounced back in style from their loss to Canada, continuing their dominance of the O’Reilly Cup with a thrashing of the Wallaroos at North Harbour Stadium. The 67-19 victory equals the highest number of points the Black Ferns have ever inflicted on their […]
NRL Round 12 judiciary: Klemmer faces ban, Holmes charged for hip drop as Bunker ‘annoys the crap’ out of Payten
The Wests Tigers’ spiralling season has copped another hit with veteran prop David Klemmer facing a four-match ban for an ugly hip-drop tackle. Klemmer was put on report, but not sin-binned for the tackle on Cowboys forward Kulikefu Finefuiaki but Maroons centre Valentine Holmes was banished for 10 minutes for an incident earlier in the […]
‘You’re not allowed to do that’: McRae demands answers from AFL after controversial free kick robs Pies of victory
Collingwood coach Craig McRae says he will be eagerly awaiting the AFL’s thoughts on the controversial free kick that cost his side victory in the draw with Fremantle. The Magpies led by 25 points with just over seven minutes remaining on Friday before Fremantle stormed home with four quick goals to snatch a share of […]
Less is more: Lack of options means Maguire not spoilt for choice in guiding Blues to series whitewash
NSW not being spoilt by choice for once leads to 3-0 whitewash. The power of positive thinking has led me to this premonition. No Nathan Cleary, no Tom Trbojevic, Mitchell Moses, Latrell Mitchell (surely), no Clint Gutherson, no Cody Walker now that he’s tweaked his calf … no worries. When you are not spoilt for […]
Gareth Southgate’s ruthless approach to England’s Euro 2024 squad proves he’s eager to go out with a bang
Gareth Southgate recently announced his provisional squad for the 2024 European Championship. This will be Southgate’s last throw of the dice, with the Three Lions’ manager moving on from his position after the Euros. This is the most cutthroat the 53-year-old has been when selecting a squad ahead of a major tournament, with many familiar […]